Glad to see Walter Smith has finally been able to sum up Kenny Miller's career after his second Rangers debut against Preussen Munster - "he might have got a goal or two". "Might" being the word.
Gordon Barclay, by email
The humiliation of rejection by a Watford cast-off adds to the inexplicable build-up to Rangers' season. The team lacks creativity, guile and flair, so Walter Smith buys frontrunners and re-signs two old warhorses.
Davis is apparently too dear. So can we rule out any top-drawer midfielder? Can anyone say how season ticket sales are going? Too many questions, not enough answers.
Rangers are facing European humiliation, and even a star signing right now might not be fitted into the team in time. The fans fear the worst. If Rangers are more than three points behind Celtic by the end of September, Smith won't make it to Christmas.
J Stevenson, by email
SFA should do its job, not try to rely on fans As a regular traveller to Scotland games abroad in the European Championships and World Cup qualifiers, I know that tickets for competitive home games, never mind friendlies, are generally overpriced in comparison with charges levied by our opponents (the ticket for the Italy v Scotland match in Bari last year cost me £6).
I am frankly amazed, then, that the first port of call for the SFA when it came to the proposed friendly against Argentina was the fans.
Supporters will, of course, turn out for the competitive games, but this latest ploy by the SFA was a bit much.
The SFA has a commercial department, so why doesn't it do its job and find a sponsor for the game against Argentina? Might I cynically suggest this is because, unlike the fans, potential sponsors would be in a position to demand guarantees on playing personnel before agreeing to underwrite the fee required by Argentina?
Mike Bruce, Edinburgh
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